The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-05

sat IN the chair, but he appeared SO nearly ex-
hausted as to be of no assistance to the Speaker
The duty of these sentinels was to object to con-
of bills under suspension Of the
rules. introduction of resolutions, and anything
else which might embarrass the presiding officer
of the House. It was their special duty to see
that nothing was considered which was to be a
disadvantage to the predominant party. There
was great clamor to get recognition, and some
members stood up and howled themselves
hoarse. and in anger tore up the bills and re-
ports and flung them on the floor,
in full view of the Speaker. One
of the most persistent for recognition was Mr..
Weaver. of Nebraska. He had bill appropriate
ing 100000 for enlargement of the government
building at Omaha. and for an hour he stood be-
side his seat and called for the Speakers eye.
He tree every possible scheme in parliamentary
tactics4 even resorting to rising to question of
privilees to question Of order, or to make a
parliamentary inquiry-which he would turn
into ga, upon getting recognition, for consid-
eratic1 of his bill Then Mr.. Weaver went
down y front of the Speakers desk and spent
the remaining hour pleading trading combining
and then denouncing but it was all to no avail
He finally labored for fifteen minutes with Mr..
Springer, who objected to consideration of the
measure, and who sternly refused to withdraw
his objection.
When Mr.. Reed offered the resolution on the
part of the House thanking the Speaker for his
uniformly partial administration of the func-
items Of presiding officer, and the Speaker had
replied in feeling terms, and when all was quiet
and every body else was in his seat. Mr.. Weaver
stood alone in the semi-circle in front of the
Chair with his Omaha bill and accompanying
report. ready to ask recognition. This is but
one OF very many instances of how hours were
spent in anxious effort to do what it had been
decreed, days ago, should not be done.
In the Senate there was better order. In fact.
one c,uld not have been impressed, by a casual
glanc9 there, that session was drawing to a
close While in the House there uproar
on tho floor which rivaled bedlam, and crowd
in the galleries and corridors making it almost
impossible tor one to move about breathe,
there was the same cold and seemingly indiffer-
ent atmosphere in the Senate which at all times
marks it from the order of the House. By to-
morrow night two-thirds of the legislators
will be out of town and their
way home, and before the end of
nexE week very few will be
left. At least one person will be glad of the rid
dance, and that is President Cleveland. He
say he will be happy to have rest from the
ncsasing opportunities for office which he has
had.to withstand for months. There will be a
lulisn Washington for a few weeks. then it will
grow breezy; statesmen and politicians will come
in Tor official business or Offices talk will begin
| ab.,nt nominations next year. the presidential
| bureau will open and schemers will begin to
| scheme, SO that before autumn the national cap
| ital is expected to present the most active and
interesting field it has for two years.
| lie effect Of the failure of the deficiency bill
| will be more serious than is generally believed
inassnuch as it contained provisions for supply.
ing.pressing demands for postal cards, stamps
4 and other items connected with the postal serv
| ises the denial of which will, it is expected
seriously embarrass tAe department. and ths
public. The legal machinery of the govern
ment will also be materially disarranged during
the remainder of the fiscal year, as no money
will be available for jurors, Witnesses or mar
shals' fees, and many prisoners, notably thos,
confined at Fort Smith. Ark, cannot be tried
| for months to come A number of soldiers
claims, ageregating 100000. which had beer
certified by the Treasury, will also fail of settle
| ment.
Officials Of the Navy Department say that tn,
| failure of the general deficiency bill will seri
, ously embarrass work or the three cruisers
| Atlantic, Boston and Chicago. The bill, a
agreed upon in conference, appropriated $247,
600 for the completion of these yes
sells. The Bureau of Construction an,
Repairs has not dollar on hand, and all work Oh
the Boston and Chicago will have to be stopped
and the men at the Chester yard discharged.
is expected, however, that the Atlanta can b
finished, as but little remains to be done on her
It is estimated that the completion of the Bos
ton and Chicago will be delayed from hfteel
months to two years by the failure of the bill
It is said at the White House that there Is n
probability of special session Of the Senat
being called by the President for the purpose o
acting on nominations, or for any other pur
poses. The Interstate commerce Commission
and successor to Secretary Manning ~il
probably be appointed next week or the wee
following.